Integration
Connect FreshBooks to ShipEngine
When New Bill fires in FreshBooks, your agent runs Add batch in ShipEngine. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.
What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it.
Build solutions, not workarounds.
What do you want FreshBooks and ShipEngine to do together?
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Claude Code
Run this in the directory you want to work in.
claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.aiStart Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens.
Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)Claude, web and desktop
Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first.
Setup guide (opens in a new tab)Cursor
Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser.
Setup guide (opens in a new tab)Zed
Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server.
Setup guide (opens in a new tab)Codex and the ChatGPT desktop app
Open Settings, then MCP servers, then Add server, and choose Streamable HTTP. From the terminal, Codex takes the address with its own add command and then signs you in.
Setup guide (opens in a new tab)Any other MCP client
Paste the address where the client asks for a remote MCP server URL, and name the server apiant-ai where it lets you. APIANT's skills reach the client over the same connection.
Setup guide (opens in a new tab)Example flows
What FreshBooks can start in ShipEngine
When New Bill in FreshBooks
then Add batch in ShipEngine
When New Client in FreshBooks
then Add label in ShipEngine
Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships.
Everything your agent can do with FreshBooks and ShipEngine
Triggers and actions 16 triggers · 43 actions
Trigger
New BillTriggers when a new bill is created in FreshBooks.
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New ClientTriggers when a new client is created in FreshBooks.
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New Credit NoteTriggers when a new credit note is created in your FreshBooks account.
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New EstimateTriggers when a new estimate is created in FreshBooks.
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New ExpenseTriggers when a new expense is recorded in FreshBooks.
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New Filtered InvoiceTriggers when a new invoice matching your chosen filters (client, status, currency, amount, and more) is created in FreshBooks.
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New InvoiceTriggers when a new invoice is created in FreshBooks.
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New Invoice PaymentTriggers when a new invoice payment is created.
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New ProjectTriggers when a new project is created in FreshBooks.
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New Staff MemberTriggers when a new staff member is added to your FreshBooks business.
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New Time EntryTriggers when a new time entry is created in FreshBooks.
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New VendorTriggers when a new bill vendor is created in FreshBooks.
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Updated BillTriggers when a bill is updated in FreshBooks. Returns the id of the updated bill and the account, business and user it belongs to.
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Updated EstimateTriggers when an estimate is updated.
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Updated InvoiceTriggers when an invoice is updated in FreshBooks.
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Updated VendorTriggers when a bill vendor is updated in FreshBooks.
Action
Add Payment to InvoiceRecords a payment against a FreshBooks invoice and returns the created payment.
Action
Create BillCreates a bill in FreshBooks recording what your business owes a vendor, with its line items.
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Create ClientCreates a new client in your FreshBooks business, with contact details, billing and shipping addresses, and optional secondary contacts.
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Create Credit NoteCreates a credit note or prepayment credit for a client in FreshBooks.
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Create EstimateCreates a new estimate for a client in FreshBooks, optionally with line items.
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Create ExpenseCreates an expense in your FreshBooks business, with its amount, category, date and optional vendor, client, project and taxes.
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Create InvoiceCreates a new invoice for a client in FreshBooks, with optional line items, terms and notes. New invoices start as drafts unless a status is given.
Action
Create Invoice PDFReturns the PDF of an existing FreshBooks invoice as a file you can attach or store.
Action
Create or Update ClientUpdates an existing FreshBooks client (by Client ID, or by matching email) or creates a new client when none matches.
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Create or Update InvoiceUpdates an existing FreshBooks invoice (by Invoice ID, or by matching Invoice Number), or creates a new invoice when none matches.
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Create Other IncomeRecords income received outside of an invoice, such as online store sales, rentals or advertising, in FreshBooks.
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Create ProjectCreates a new project in FreshBooks, optionally linked to a client, with a fixed price or hourly rate.
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Create Recurring InvoiceCreates a recurring invoice profile in FreshBooks that generates invoices for a client on a set schedule.
Action
Create Time EntryCreates a time entry recording time spent working for a client or project in FreshBooks.
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Create VendorCreates a bill vendor (a supplier you receive bills from) in your FreshBooks business.
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Find BillFinds bills in FreshBooks by id, vendor, status or currency and returns the matches.
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Find ClientFinds clients in your FreshBooks business by email, name, organization, phone or other details, and returns the matches.
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Find Credit NoteFinds a credit note in FreshBooks by its id and returns the credit note's details.
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Find EstimateFinds estimates in FreshBooks matching an estimate number, client, status, notes, date or amount range, and other criteria.
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Find InvoiceFinds invoices in your FreshBooks account matching the criteria you give, such as invoice number, client, status, dates or amounts.
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Find ProjectFinds FreshBooks projects whose title contains the given text, optionally limited to active or completed projects.
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Find VendorFinds bill vendors in your FreshBooks account whose business name matches the text you give.
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Send EstimateEmails an existing estimate to the listed recipients and marks it as sent.
Action
Send InvoiceEmails an existing invoice to the recipients you choose and marks it as sent.
Action
Update BillUpdates an existing bill from a vendor, such as its dates, bill number, line items or status.
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Update Credit NoteUpdates an existing credit note in FreshBooks, changing only the details you fill in.
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Update EstimateUpdates an existing FreshBooks estimate's client, dates, address details, notes, terms or line items. Only the fields you fill in are changed.
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Update Time EntryUpdates an existing time entry in FreshBooks, such as its duration, note, client or project.
Action
Update VendorUpdates an existing bill vendor's name, contact details, address and preferences. Fields left blank are not changed.
Action
Add batchCreates a new label batch in ShipEngine, optionally seeded with shipments or rates, so their labels can later be processed together.
Action
Add labelPurchases a shipping label from your chosen carrier and service for a shipment, returning the label's tracking number, cost and download links.
Action
Add shipmentCreates a shipment from a ship-to address, a ship-from address or warehouse, and its packages, returning the new shipment id for rating, labels and batches.
Action
Add warehouseCreates a new warehouse location in ShipEngine with a ship-from address and an optional return address.
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Calculate ratesReturns shipping rate quotes from your connected carriers for a shipment, either from full shipment details or an existing shipment.
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Get batchReturns a label batch by its id, including its status, shipment and error counts, and links to download the batch's labels and forms.
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Get labelReturns a shipping label by its id, including its status, tracking number, cost and links to download the label.
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Get manifestReturns the details of an end-of-day manifest, including its ship date, the labels it covers and a link to download the manifest form.
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Get shipmentReturns a shipment by its id, including its status, carrier and service, addresses, packages and tags.
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List carriersReturns all carrier accounts connected to your ShipEngine account, with each carrier's id, services, package types and options.
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List shipmentsReturns the shipments in your ShipEngine account, optionally filtered by status, tag, batch or created/modified date range.
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List warehousesReturns every warehouse in your ShipEngine account, with each warehouse's id, name, origin address and return address.
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Update shipmentUpdates an existing shipment's addresses, packages, carrier service and other details before it is shipped, and returns the updated shipment.
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Validate an AddressChecks a postal address against carrier and postal databases and returns its validation status, the corrected (matched) address, and any messages explaining problems found.
No trigger or action matches that. Ask your agent to add it: it reads the API documentation and builds what you describe.
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Questions
FreshBooks and ShipEngine, answered
What can start an automation from FreshBooks?
Any of FreshBooks's 16 triggers in the catalog, including New Bill, New Client, New Credit Note and New Estimate. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.
What can your agent do in ShipEngine when something happens in FreshBooks?
Any of ShipEngine's 14 actions, including Update shipment, Add batch, Add label and Add shipment. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from ShipEngine to FreshBooks?
ShipEngine has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in FreshBooks. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads ShipEngine's API documentation and adds it.
Do I have to build a connector for FreshBooks or ShipEngine?
No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running.
Can my AI client use FreshBooks and ShipEngine without building an automation?
Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in either app once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. One connection covers both.
What happens when something fails?
Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships.
Is there a free plan?
Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.